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oddsandends2022-05-17 05:03 pm
superorbit) wrote in oddsandends2022-05-17 05:03 pm
101ST ♫ | the day after will be bright and clean
Personal hygiene is just that - personal. By the time we've come to a point in our lives where we notice that the concept exists and we should be prudent about it, we can take care of ourselves. There are also many practical reasons why we don't involve other people in this process. We're not too keen on showing off parts to be cleaned that are private in most contexts, and there's definitely an ingrained aversion to showing so much soft, fleshy skin. Hot water or a sharp razor could spell dangerous with a capital D should they come into the hands of someone with a vendetta against you. No need to be extra vulnerable.
So, if you're involving another person in your cleansing routines, it must be someone you trust. Not only that, but it's most likely someone you're comfortable with and likely at least somewhat open to being intimate with. You may not be dropping all your clothing in front of them, but it's still you opening yourself up to touching and closeness unparalleled in more "usual" moments.
Established and burgeoning couples (or not-so-couples) can bond through this showing of care and good faith. Will you like being pampered and find the attention endearing? Or will things go terribly, terribly wrong?
...you never should have let them near that shaving cream.
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- Comfort: You've decided to pitch in a helping hand to get your partner to unwind, and warm water or suds may do the trick.
- Romantic: The sole purpose of this endeavor is to set a lovey-dovey mood. No shame here!
- It Started Out Platonic...: What a good pal you are, volunteering to give your friend a good scrub. Of course, you didn't count on the cute way she squirms as you scrub her back or how he blushes when you shampoo his scalp.
- No Choice: Currently, you're unable to clean yourself up. That means that you need assistance, and it might as well be the person you lov- tolerate the most.
- Open: You have trust issues. Actually, you have backlogs of trust issues. Still, you want to show the person you love that you're willing and trying to change for them, and what better way than letting down your walls and having the assist in your grooming?
- Shave: Whether it's your face, your legs, or...your other places you've decided to shave, there's a certain intimacy involved in letting your lover do it for you. Let's hope they won't leave you looking like you got into a battle with a book with the paper cuts to prove it.
- Reluctant: They want to get you clean. You don't want to show off your body at all. It's injured, it looks weird, what if they don't like it...
- Forced: You love them, you really do, but you won't kiss them if they continue to look like an unwashed hobo clown. You have to draw the line somewhere, and if they won't take action, you will.
- Beat Up: You've been trampled in a fight. Your partner isn't about to let you wallow around in your own mud and blood.
- Hair: Some find that there's nothing quite as soothing as getting their hair washed or brushed. Of course, those with more luxurious locks may find any hair care a burden, so the assistance is appreciated.
- Make Up: They think you're beautiful already. See how they'll paint you up when they get the chance.
- Unique: If you're not human, you probably have your own proceeders you have to do to keep all spiffied up. There are wings with stray feathers to pluck, horns on heads to polish, scales to shave down, all sorts of tasks! Introduce your ignorant (and most likely human) boyfriend or girlfriend to your world...and your pain.
- Accommodations: Those with disabilities or prosthetics may also have their own routines, and anyone who wants to be with them should learn how to pitch in.
- Sponge Bath: You don't have enough water to do this right or you just want to give them a nice rub and scrub with a gentle sponge or wash cloth.
- Wound Care: In order for wounds to heal, proper care must be taken. Bandages have to be changed and cuts cleaned out. It's certainly easier when you don't have to do it all by yourself.
- Together: You're both cleaning up, taking a bath, splish splash, in the same tub because there's no where else to go. This is the most likely smut option, even if, again, it starts off "platonic."
- Clothing: Don't forget that clean clothes are an important part of personal hygiene. Always make sure your partner has a nice, fresh outfit, even if it's to your taste and not theirs.
- I've Made a Terrible Mistake: Somehow, everything's now shit. This little experiment went haywire and you may be sporting anything from the worst hairdo of your life to a Columbian necktie.
- FREE SPACE
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Now that it was done he was shaking with the residual anger and what would be adrenaline if he was a living man.
He doesn't answer, just grunting, his muscles twitching and spasming. His Madness Enhancement still running wild through his Swiss cheese mind. But his Master being close eases it a bit]
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Is it alright if I touch you? [ she moves a little closer, though not by too much. ] There's still some blood...
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[It takes him a moment to really understand her question, but once he does he gestures to his bad eye- 'not that side', a common request when he's on edge]
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[ She lifts her hand and carefully touches his cheek, just under his good eye. There's a blotch of dried blood there that she carefully sweeps away with the pad of her thumb – there was a scratch there before, she thinks, but it's already healed over enough that the skin underneath feels unmarked and smooth.
When she thinks of just what her mana goes into allowing, she minds this burned out sensation much less. ]
You're still so tense... [ Her hand drifts down to his arm as she shifts even closer, enough for her hair to spill from her shoulder onto his. ] Is there anything I can do for you?
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[It's not an overtly sexual request: in fact his voice, while still the raspy husk it always is, is nearly vulnerable. Desperate.]
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I... could help you wash up. If you like. I could wash your hair for you, at least.
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Yes. Please.
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[ She's loathe to leave him even for a moment when he's like this, so she goes about it as quick as she can. She climbs out of the bath and crosses the room to where the toiletries are stored. She grabs a shampoo and conditioner at random so she can head back to the bath as quickly as possible and settle herself down at the side, legs dangling into the water. ]
Here. You can sit in front of me and I'll... [ She trails off for a moment, then furrows her brow. ] Is it... alright for me to touch you from behind? You won't be able to see me...
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Yes, Master.
[he even allows himself to lightly touch her leg dangling by his side]
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Mm. I'll start now, then.
[ With that warning given, Yuri slowly combs her fingers through his hair a few times – both to loosen some of the tangles and to let him get used to her touch. ]
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He knows he felt this way when alive too. That the Savior King never escaped- he hasn't even in death. Even his other aspects as Lancer and Rider had to battle it. Insanity is written into his Saint Graph. Into his spiritual DNA.
The Goddess is so cruel.]
Yuri...
[Not Master]
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So hearing him wheeze her name out in that trembling voice makes Yuri's heart clench in turn. For a moment her fingers still, like she's afraid she might be hurting him – but then they begin to move again. Slowly, more tenderly than before. When she leans in a little closer, her damp hair spills loosely over her shoulder and across his. ]
I'm right here, Berserker.
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You are the only thing... that makes sense in this world.